Set a Position

Part of the Nodes and Scenes section of Coddy's Godot journey. Lesson 5 of 27.

A node's position is a Vector2: two numbers, x and y. x counts pixels to the right. y counts pixels down. The top left corner of the game is (0, 0), and this game is 640 pixels wide and 360 tall.

Set a position in _ready() to choose where a node starts:

func _ready():
	position = Vector2(500, 100)

That puts the robot near the top right. A bigger y means lower on the screen.

Challenge

Easy

Make the robot start at x = 100, y = 250, on the left just above the floor.

Try it yourself

extends Node2D

func _ready():
	pass

Test yourself

This lesson includes a short quiz. Start the lesson to answer it and track your progress.

All lessons in Nodes and Scenes

1Your First Godot Game

What Is Godot?Ready Runs Once Print in Godot The Scene TreeSet a PositionMove a Node Once

4Finding Nodes

The Dollar Sign Node Paths Onready Change a Color Hide and Show

2Every Frame

Process Runs Every Frame Delta Pixels per Second Move Diagonally Spin With Rotation Grow With Scale

5Project: Screensaver

Screensaver: Drift Screensaver: Side Walls

Screensaver: Top and Bottom

Screensaver: New Colors

3Values You Can Tune

Variables on a Node Constants Export Variables Vector2 Math Wrap Around the Screen Your Own Functions

Practice on your own: Godot playground